Christmas Day Social Notes from Local Residents
Social notes list residents and visitors in town during Christmas and New Year. George Waldron is safe. Mrs Day Dayton recovering from illness. Henry H Meyer and Hillside residents hosting holiday events. Many others travel, entertain, and recover from illnesses. Names include Hepp, Moyer, Stager, G. Chestnut, Wool, Bedell, Parrker Joralemon, Parker, Lahens, Pulsford, Sutcliffe, Little, Hoyt, Mutch, Fuller, White, Woodford, Werner, Miller, Bissell, and Dale among others.
Color Blind Bees See Red as Black in Experiments
A biologist identified the colors bees can perceive by feeding trials. Bees confused red and black, treating both as black, while blue and yellow dishes helped map their color range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Been
Caverns to Cities A Look at Troglodyte Life Across Europe
The article contrasts prehistoric cave dwellers with modern progress, noting a shift from grottoes to comfortable homes. It cites French underground living near Paris as a surprising remnant and reflects on peace as a product of liberty and justice rather than an ideal. N M Butler comments on peace and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Doubtlena
Europe
Parle
N. M. Butler
Longest Unupported Telegraph Line Spans Lake Crossing
Boston engineer 8 E Wharton noted a steel telegraph line crossing Lake Wallenstadt in a single span between towers nearly 8 000 feet apart. The section closest to the lake rises over 100 feet above the water, marking a remarkable unsupported stretch during his Switzerland trip.
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8. E. Wharton
Boston
Switzerland
Wallenstadt
Nutritive Value of Apples in Daily Diet
The article argues apples are highly nutritious, more so than many everyday foods, and compares their value to potatoes noting apples provide substantial nutrition akin to three fourths of the potato’s value as a staple.
English Cheese Consumption Leads European Output Share
Statisticians report Europe produces 940 million kilograms of cheese while England consumes 180 million from that total. Holland eats 14 million, Switzerland 48 million, France 531 million, and Germany 20 million kilograms. The only people who do not eat cheese are the Chinese.
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England
Europe
Holland
Switzerland
France
Germany
Peters Miracles in Lydd and Joppa Mentioned
The account notes Peter healing Aeneas in Lydd near Joppa who had been bedridden for eight years with palsy and later raising Tabitha in Joppa. Peter lodging with Simon the tanner by the sea describes his vision on universal Christianity.
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Lydd
Joppa
Peter
Aeneas
Tabitha
Wanted to Know Photographer
Arthur aged five was a Sunday school pupil who, after viewing a mantel picture of Christ and hearing his lesson, asked who took it. The child’s simple curiosity mirrors the teachable moment of the classroom.
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Arthur
Clase
Christ
Chicago Examiner
Shedding Light On Quiet Acts Of Friendship
A reflection on how presence and encouragement uplift friends even when we cannot solve their problems. The piece emphasizes keeping faith and love bright within ourselves to serve as a steady beacon.
The Waves of Michigan and the Poet’s Flight
The fragment references Lake Michigan and a contrast between poets Hut Tennyson and Emerson. It notes a bleak snowstorm and comments on the perceived insufficiency of common poets in capturing nature’s vastness. The lines echo literary critique in a journalistic voice.
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Michigan
Lake Michigan
Hut Tennyson
Emerson
Noise and Rumor Echo Through Quiet Neighborhood
Fragmentary chatter fills the street as residents discuss a minor incident involving a child and a sound that unsettles the area. Neighbors express concern over safety and urge calm while awaiting clearer information.
Battalion officers in 1918 orders and discharges noted
Military dispatch records Captain Arthur P. Dicias relieved of command and Captain John B. Applegate assigns interim leadership. First Lieutenant Lovell assumes adjutant duties as battalion awaits further instructions. Also mentioned are discharges of Julius J. Seevern Lloyd Van Winkle Potamoon Adler and others with authorization from general orders.
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O J
Marider
Bec
Arthur P. Dicia
Pany
John B. Applegate
H. S. Lovell, Jr
Huarters
Not to Be Thought Of on Guslems Day
Leonard's hands were stained from black walnuts. On his birthday the family jokes about gasoline as a joke while his mother suggests using it to remove the stain. He replies that he would not use gasoline on this day, calling it his guslems day.
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Leonard
Mamma
A Good Laugh Clarifies True Humor
The passage distinguishes a good laugh from a hearty laugh noting that genuine humor has no impurity or cruelty. It warns that some laughter springs from suffering or unclean jokes, while a true good laugh lacks harsh or harmful implications.
Power of Doing What You Dislike
The mind grows better by doing tasks you dislike with relish and vim. Shifting from constant resistance to deliberate effort changes your disposition and increases motivation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Waldron
Enon Haring
Henry H. Meyer
Hillside Avenue
Oay St
Beene Hepp
Florence Street
Ike Dorothy Moyer
Hillside
Eo Cees Ae Stager
Franklin Avenue
Chestnut Lace
Brooklyn
Lee
Erie Place
Sarah Whitehead
California
Eugen Nichols
Terrace Aveto
The
Theta Delta
Howard Stoddard
William of
J. W. Merrill
Phil
Mrs. Hoan
Sylvan Place
Panier
High Street
Alfred Bourgeois
Avenue
Mins Pauline Bou
N. R
Idaho
Pennington
Brown
Mr. and Brown
Nutiey Avenue
Passaic General
McVeigh
Bloom Avenue
Charlie H. Briggs, Jr
D. Anthony Usina
Washington
Webbed H- Norton
Louis Fallon
Whitford
Nora Javis
New York
Robert Laffin
Booch
Palle
Thomas O'Neil
Breskaed
Frederic Clements
Pedha
Helen Keyes
Whitford Avenue
Masonic Hall
Pierre P. Lahens
Miss Vernon Lahens
Ernest Pulsford
Vreeland Avenue
New Street
Bessie Donahue
Bloomfield Avenue
Bernetta Crawford
Robert Sutcliffe
Lieutenant Sutcliffe
Memphis, Tenn
Aviation
Constance Little
Hawavenue
Goucher
Robert Hoyt
Stewart Avenue
Wesleyan University
William Mutch
Center Street
Eugene Fuller
Colonial Terrace
Rutgers
Bessie White
Newfoundland
Sumner W. White
Clinton M. Woodford
Prosae Street
Joseph Werner
Laura Street
Frank B. Miller
Prospect Street
Miller
Fort Ethan Allan
Artemus Bissell
Raymond
East Orange
W. J. Horner
Hamilton Place
Henry S. Dale
Elm Place
St. Mary’s Hospital
Passaic
James A. Wiley
Princeton Street
Napoleon Bonaparte
Acre
Alexander the Great
Asia
Fariy
Dufourd
Caldwell
Inspector General of
Julius J.seevern
Lloyd van Winkle
S. C. Cs
Potamoon Adler
Meredith F. Porter
Charles S Hammond
Louis C. Ray
John F
P. F. Guthrie
Highfield Lane
Nutley Station
Nutley
Globe Wernicke
Erdan
Main Ave
Washington PI
Passaic, N. J
Tredevert
Apecta
Shopping Garview
Mall
Witte
Eaughen
Rovers Peer Company
Broadway
Warres
Pits Ave
New York City
Joe Ciccone
N. J
M Nutley
Bedell
C.R. Bedell
Franklin Ave
Vreeland Ave
Nutley, N. J
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